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Office Vultures Circle Desks,
Left Empty by Fresh Layoffs

By

Suein L. Hwang Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Aug. 14, 2002 12:01 a.m. ET

My editor rushed past my cube not long ago with a glint in his eye and a large, nearly new desk chair in his arms. A few moments later, some colleagues and I were scavenging a newly abandoned office a few floors down, under the watch of a surprised facilities manager.

We were told the office once belonged to an online arm of a major advertising giant, and its contents were free for the taking. Slightly dusty, it was a sad testament to...